Build · Solution 05
Data Governance Framework Development
Establish who owns your key data, what it means, how it may be used and how its quality is managed, starting with a two-week assessment.
- Stage
- Build
- Timeframe
- Two weeks for the assessment; typically eight to twelve weeks in total.
- You receive
- 7 named deliverables
- Fee
- Fixed, agreed in writing first
- Who it is for
- Organisations where nobody can confidently say who owns key data, what it means or whether it is fit to rely on, including for reporting and AI.
- The problem
- Poor data accountability shows up as duplicated reports, numbers that do not reconcile, unclear access rules and data risk that nobody owns.
- Scope
- Phase 1, Data Governance Assessment: current-state review, stakeholder interviews and a maturity baseline.
- Phase 2, framework build: operating model, roles and decision rights, and the core policy set.
- A data classification scheme suited to your information.
- Identification and documentation of your critical data.
- Measures that show whether governance is working.
- You receive
- Maturity baseline and roadmap (phase 1).
- Data governance operating model.
- Roles and responsibilities for data owners and stewards.
- Data classification scheme.
- Critical data inventory.
- Policy set covering governance, quality, access and retention.
- Quarterly reporting template.
- Timeframe
- Two weeks for the assessment; typically eight to twelve weeks in total.
- Fee
- Every engagement is fixed-fee. We confirm scope and fee in writing after a free scoping call, before any work starts.
- Not included
- No data platform implementation, tooling selection or procurement.
- No guarantee of data quality outcomes; the framework sets the controls and measures.
The framework starts with a short assessment so the build focuses on the data that matters most to your organisation.
How it runs
- 01
Data Governance Assessment
Two weeks to establish where you stand and what to prioritise. Fixed fee, agreed upfront.
- 02
Proposal
A fixed quote for the framework build, shaped by what the assessment found.
- 03
Build
Workshops, drafting and review rounds with your data owners.
- 04
Handover
Everything handed over for your people to run, with the first quarterly report prepared together.
What usually comes next. Ongoing Advisory supports the quarterly governance cycle once the framework is running.
Good data governance is mostly about people agreeing who decides.
Questions
Can we just do the assessment?
Yes. The two-week assessment is a standalone engagement with its own fixed fee and deliverables.
How does this relate to AI?
AI is only as reliable as the data it uses. A governed, classified and owned set of critical data is the foundation for using AI responsibly.
Start with a conversation.
A free 20-minute call to understand your situation and recommend the right first step. Scope and a fixed fee are confirmed in writing before any work starts.